Chapter 114: An Important Meeting That Must Be Attended

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Qin Guoshan was extremely displeased when he heard this.

Very displeased indeed.

He thought to himself, I sought out a seventy-five-year-old acupuncture master. How old are you? Can you really compare with him? Besides, I already asked the old doctor, and he said there was nothing to worry about. Why are you trying to frighten everyone with your alarmist nonsense?

Qin Guoshan was unhappy.

Extremely unhappy.

Gritting his teeth, he said, “But Mr. Liu said there wouldn’t be any problem. Is he really less capable than you?”

Chen Yang flew into a rage the moment he heard that.

Mr. Liu?

Which Mr. Liu?

That man was being far too irresponsible.

Chen Yang had just treated his mother-in-law with acupuncture yesterday, and now he had done it again today. How could there be no consequences? How could there be no consequences?

What did that amount to?

Irresponsibility.

Extreme irresponsibility.

“Dad,” Chen Yang said angrily, “where is that doctor Liu? Bring him here. I want to confront him face-to-face.”

“He’s been practicing acupuncture for fifty years. Are you more experienced than he is?” Qin Guoshan said disdainfully.

“Dad, are you still trying to spite me? Is this really the time for that? I’m doing this for Mom’s health.”

“So am I,” Qin Guoshan retorted without yielding an inch.

Chen Yang was so angry that he suddenly laughed.

He was helpless.

Utterly helpless.

What could he possibly say when faced with such an obstinate father-in-law?

Just as Chen Yang was at a loss, Qin Muxue suddenly entered the hospital room. She clearly had no idea that Chen Yang and Qin Guoshan had just argued. With a smile on her face, she asked, “Dad, how is Mom today?”

Qin Guoshan looked at her and said softly, “Muxue, you’re here.”

Qin Muxue nodded. She walked over to Han Qin’s bed and looked at her mother.

“How is Mom?”

Chen Yang immediately said with a smile, “Mom was actually doing quite well, but your father had to meddle unnecessarily. He brought in an acupuncture master in his seventies and insisted on changing my treatment plan, giving Mom acupuncture without permission.”

Qin Muxue’s brows knitted together at once.

Although she knew nothing about medicine, she could still tell how inappropriate it was for her father to replace her mother’s acupuncturist yet again.

She grew anxious and hurriedly looked at Qin Guoshan.

“Dad, what were you thinking? Why did you change Mom’s acupuncturist?”

Qin Guoshan frowned. “A friend of mine knows an old acupuncture master who has practiced medicine for fifty years. Is he really less experienced than Chen Yang?”

“But Dad…” Qin Muxue said anxiously, “since we had Chen Yang treat Mom from the beginning, we should have stuck with him and let him continue treating her.”

Qin Guoshan muttered, “I trust the old gentleman.”

“Dad…” Qin Muxue became even more anxious.

At that moment, Chen Yang no longer wanted to involve himself in the matter. He gave a helpless smile.

“Muxue, do you also agree with letting that old gentleman treat Mom?”

“No. I absolutely do not agree,” Qin Muxue replied firmly.

“And you, Dad?” Chen Yang turned to Qin Guoshan.

Qin Guoshan’s brows drew tightly together, but he said nothing.

His expression was even somewhat awkward.

Seeing this, Chen Yang did not hold back at all. He stated bluntly, “Dad, I’m not trying to scare you. If you insist on replacing me with that old gentleman, Mom’s condition will definitely continue to worsen.”

Qin Guoshan abruptly raised his head, clearly unconvinced.

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His face was full of defiance.

Chen Yang paid no attention to whether his father-in-law accepted his words and continued, “Dad, if you don’t believe me, then try it. Of course, Mom will become the test subject.”

“What experiment are you talking about?” Qin Muxue said decisively. “Let Chen Yang treat her. No more changing doctors halfway through.”

Qin Guoshan shook his head and said nothing more.

Clearly, he had tacitly agreed.

Chen Yang saw this and did not say anything else.

After all, he had not been exaggerating just now.

Only his acupuncture could cure his mother-in-law’s illness.

Those so-called old acupuncture masters were all frauds.

They simply did not possess a treatment method as unique as Chen Yang’s.

Of course, if his father-in-law remained stubborn, Chen Yang would not force the matter.

Fortunately, after listening to Qin Muxue, Qin Guoshan had made the right choice.

Qin Guoshan did not speak again afterward.

Neither did Chen Yang. He merely looked at his mother-in-law, feeling relieved that the old gentleman had not used overly aggressive acupuncture.

If he had, her life might have been in danger.

Meanwhile, at Sun Quan’s end, Qin Chao was desperate to find out what had happened between Sun Quan and Chen Yang that morning.

Therefore, he personally went to see Sun Quan and questioned him face-to-face.

Inside the Zhenwu Martial Arts Academy, Qin Chao stood before Sun Quan with a deeply anxious expression.

“Brother Sun, how did things end up going wrong?”

Sun Quan gave Qin Chao a cold look but said nothing.

Qin Chao felt miserable.

Extremely miserable.

However, he knew that blaming Sun Quan now would accomplish nothing.

He had to remain proactive—more proactive.

No matter what happened, he had to look on the bright side.

With that thought, Qin Chao immediately forced a smile.

“It’s all right, Brother Sun. It was only one failure. We still have another chance.”

Sun Quan cast him a contemptuous glance and said coldly, “Before you asked me to deal with that brat, you never told me he was that skilled at martial arts.”

“Skilled at martial arts?”

Qin Chao was stunned.

He suddenly remembered that Chen Yang really did have some ability when it came to fighting.

Still, Sun Quan had plenty of men under his command, and every one of them was a highly capable fighter. Qin Chao had never imagined that even so many elite men under Sun Quan would be unable to handle Chen Yang.

Qin Chao felt deeply aggrieved.

More aggrieved than words could express.

“Brother Sun, this failure was my fault. Next time, we’ll plan everything carefully. I refuse to believe that with your strength and mine, we can’t deal with that man surnamed Chen.”

Sun Quan waved his hand.

“Who said I wanted to work with you? You’re completely unreliable. From now on, you and I will go our separate ways. Don’t come looking for me again.”

“Brother Sun, what did I do wrong?” Qin Chao asked anxiously.

After all, if even Sun Quan refused to help him take revenge, he truly had no one else to turn to.

Sun Quan waved him away. “Leave. Go. I have my own plans. You and I are not on the same path.”

“Brother Sun, does it really have to be this way?” Qin Chao looked extremely anxious. He truly did not want to lose Sun Quan’s support so quickly.

If even Sun Quan abandoned him, no one would be able to help him. He would be completely on his own, and that was not what he wanted.

Not at all.

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Sun Quan said coldly, “I believe I’ve already made myself perfectly clear.”

Qin Chao nodded gloomily. From Sun Quan’s attitude, he could tell that there was absolutely no room for compromise.

He was aggrieved.

Truly aggrieved.

But what could he do? He had no choice but to accept it.

After all, Sun Quan simply did not want to work with him. Qin Chao could not shamelessly force him into a partnership.

As the saying went, a forcibly twisted melon would never be sweet. Qin Chao understood that principle.

When he finished speaking, Qin Chao turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

However, after leaving the Zhenwu Martial Arts Academy, he did not return home immediately. Instead, he went to the provincial capital.

The reason Qin Chao was going to the provincial capital was obvious: he intended to seek help from the Yu family.

He wanted to form an alliance with them. He refused to believe that he, Qin Chao, would be unable to find anyone in the entire world who could help him take revenge that day.

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As for Chen Yang, he remained in the hospital room with his mother-in-law until ten-thirty that evening before leaving with Qin Muxue.

Before departing, Chen Yang once again emphasized to Qin Guoshan that he absolutely must not call that old gentleman to administer acupuncture to his mother-in-law again.

If they wanted to cure her illness through acupuncture, they could not change practitioners halfway through.

Forcibly altering the acupuncture method was extremely dangerous.

Chen Yang made this request plainly to Qin Guoshan, who said nothing in response.

It was clear that he had taken the warning to heart. If he had not, he would certainly have argued back.

But he had not.

That meant he had listened.

Only then did Chen Yang feel at ease enough to leave with Qin Muxue.

When they returned home, Chen Yang and Qin Muxue washed up quickly and went to bed separately.

Early the next morning, just as Chen Yang opened his eyes, the phone beneath his pillow began to vibrate.

He hurriedly took it out and glanced at the screen. To his surprise, the call was from Zhang Lin.

Chen Yang wondered, Could something have happened to Shen Donghua again?

He quickly answered the phone and heard Zhang Lin chuckle.

“Director Chen, I hope I’m not disturbing you.”

“Not really. What is it?”

“It’s like this, Director Chen. A business conference is being held today at the Municipal Grand Auditorium. It’s being organized by the authorities. Normally, Director Shen would attend, but he can’t make it, so he asked me to see whether you could go in his place.”

“Me? What kind of conference is it?” Chen Yang asked curiously. He had never attended such a meeting before and was rather intrigued.

Zhang Lin gave a wry smile. “It’s just an ordinary economic conference. You’ll know once you get there. I wouldn’t know how to explain it properly.”

“All right. I understand. It’s at the Municipal Grand Auditorium, correct?” Chen Yang asked.

“Yes, that’s right,” Zhang Lin replied quickly.

“All right, I know.”

Chen Yang spoke with a serious expression, then asked, “Is there anything else?”

Zhang Lin shook his head. “No, that’s all. There’s nothing else.”

“All right, I understand. I’m hanging up.”

Chen Yang ended the call decisively.

Afterward, he thought to himself, The Municipal Grand Auditorium? An economic conference? I should go. It will be a good opportunity to put myself through some practical training.

“I’ll leave shortly,” he decided inwardly, quickly getting out of bed.

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